How to be an Ally to Consumer Workers

Description

This module introduces learners to the concept of allyship and being an ally to the consumer workforce. Learners will explore why allies are critical for consumer workers, what it means to be an ally in practice, and a range of challenges and opportunities for allyship. The course will reflect on allyship in other marginalised communities and include pragmatic strategies to apply in everyday situations. This course is designed for clinicians, members of the carer workforce and other non-consumers working in the mental health sector.

This course will consist of 2 modules:
How to be an ally to consumer workers
This module introduces non-consumers in the mental health sector to the concept of allyship. Learners will explore why allies are critical for consumer workers, what it means to be an ally in practice, and a range of challenges and opportunities to allyship. The course will reflect on allyship in other marginalised communities and include pragmatic strategies to apply in everyday situations.

I want to make change, but I feel powerless.
This module is a dialogic workshop that supports safe and collaborative self-reflection and exploration of how we achieve change. We will work together to understand and explore power, where power sits in systems, where can you leverage your own power and where you can connect with collective power. This course takes a strengths-based approach andaims to support and strengthen hopes for change.

All our courses are interactive, based on adult learning principles and learner focussed. We believe that adults approach learning with a wealth of knowledge and experience to contribute. A combination of learning styles will be incorporated into the training including interactive, experiential and didactic. Our approach recognises the constant interweaving of theory and practice cultivating critical thinking and reflection, appreciating the contested nature of ideas and world views, and perspective taking through adopting ethical, human rights and social justice lenses.